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Housing in NE9 7AN

What the homes in NE9 7AN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,807 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.1%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NE9 7ANEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached65.1%31.5%
Terraced15.3%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

19.1% of households in the NE9 7AN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 8.5% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.

NE9 7AN
19%
73%
England
  • Owned19.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented7.4%20.5%
  • Social rented73.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE9 7ANEngland
Owned outright8.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council68.1%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE9 7ANEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.2%). 44.1% of households include dependent children.

NE9 7ANEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.3%12.8%
Couple, no children9.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children20.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Gateshead

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gateshead (August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GatesheadEngland
All homes£804£1,459
One bedroom£590£1,195
Two bedrooms£723£1,335
Three bedrooms£844£1,489
Four or more£1,196£2,161
Detached£1,101£1,640
Semi-detached£842£1,449
Terraced£812£1,435
Flat or maisonette£707£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE9 7AN (Beacon Lough & Wrekenton) (about 1,807 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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